Eight Massachusetts cities will be monitored for compliance with federal voting rights laws on Tuesday
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Acting US attorney appoints MA district election officer
BOSTON — Acting U.S. Attorney Joshua Levy announced the appointment of a district election officer on Thursday, naming the individual who will oversee the efforts to handle election-day criminal complaints, fraud and threats of violence to officials, all under a national Justice Department program. Assistant United States Attorney Lucy Sun has been appointed to serve […]
Walmart plans to put ammo back on the shelf after pausing sales because of new Mass. gun law
Walmart stopped selling ammunition at its stores in Massachusetts after a wide-ranging gun law took effect earlier this month but a company spokesperson said bullets will soon return to shelves after an internal review was completed to ensure compliance with the statute.
Massachusetts Republican Party dogged by new cash, legal woes weeks before election
The Massachusetts Republican Party settled a lawsuit Friday tied to work done by an outside marketing firm during the 2022 election but quickly found itself entangled in new cash and legal woes just ahead of the November election, according to a letter obtained by the Herald.
Kennedy, Miller vie for 1st Middlesex Senate District seat
LOWELL — Incumbent Democratic state Sen. Ed Kennedy is facing Republican challenger Karla Miller in the race for the 1st Middlesex District seat, which serves the five communities of Lowell, Dracut, Dunstable, Pepperell and Tyngsboro.
Patriots’ Keion White says politicians need to have same mindset as slumping team
In a difficult season filled with “heated” sideline conversations for the Patriots, Keion White says the team is trying to overcome the struggles by working together. He wishes politicians could carry the same approach.
